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Waters Corp

WAT
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Laboratory Analytical Instruments
SEC CIK
0001000697

In the last 90 days, Waters Corp insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 1 sale; 1,185 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $37.3B in total; 3 superinvestors hold it, including Fundsmith and Viking Global Investors.

13F holders, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Waters Corp as of Mar 31, 2023. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
678
+34 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
54.2M
+1.15M (+2.2%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$16.8B
−$1.36B (−7.5%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
70
233 more added
Sold out
36
221 more reduced

10 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2022: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting WAT on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ1 2023: 678 institutions
Q1 2021: 600 institutionsQ2 2021: 634 institutionsQ3 2021: 658 institutionsQ4 2021: 667 institutionsQ1 2022: 661 institutionsQ2 2022: 654 institutionsQ3 2022: 644 institutionsQ4 2022: 654 institutionsQ1 2023: 678 institutionsQ2 2023: 647 institutionsQ3 2023: 651 institutionsQ4 2023: 674 institutionsQ1 2024: 689 institutionsQ2 2024: 695 institutionsQ3 2024: 697 institutionsQ4 2024: 761 institutionsQ1 2025: 765 institutionsQ2 2025: 771 institutionsQ3 2025: 755 institutionsQ4 2025: 808 institutionsQ1 2026: 1,178 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,185 institutions
Value heldQ1 2023: $16.8B
Q1 2021: $15.5BQ2 2021: $18.9BQ3 2021: $19.5BQ4 2021: $20.4BQ1 2022: $16.9BQ2 2022: $17.7BQ3 2022: $14.5BQ4 2022: $18.2BQ1 2023: $16.8BQ2 2023: $15.0BQ3 2023: $15.7BQ4 2023: $19.4BQ1 2024: $20.1BQ2 2024: $16.5BQ3 2024: $20.3BQ4 2024: $21.2BQ1 2025: $21.2BQ2 2025: $20.4BQ3 2025: $17.2BQ4 2025: $21.9BQ1 2026: $29.1BQ2 2026: $37.3B
Institutions holding WAT and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20261,185$37.3B
Q1 20261,178$29.1B
Q4 2025808$21.9B
Q3 2025755$17.2B
Q2 2025771$20.4B
Q1 2025765$21.2B
Q4 2024761$21.2B
Q3 2024697$20.3B
Q2 2024695$16.5B
Q1 2024689$20.1B
Q4 2023674$19.4B
Q3 2023651$15.7B
Q2 2023647$15.0B
Q1 2023678$16.8B
Q4 2022654$18.2B
Q3 2022644$14.5B
Q2 2022654$17.7B
Q1 2022661$16.9B
Q4 2021667$20.4B
Q3 2021658$19.5B
Q2 2021634$18.9B
Q1 2021600$15.5B

Institutions, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waters Corp; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding WAT in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
KilterHowling LLC867$268.4K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Quantamental Technologies LLC865$267.8K0.14%+865New
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC863$267.2K0.01%+7+0.8%Added
Mather Group, LLC.862$266.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Acrisure Capital Management, LLC860$266.3K0.27%+860New
Two Sigma Securities, LLC849$262.9K0.02%−1,620−65.6%Reduced
Lafayette Investments, Inc.844$261.3K0.07%+844New
Viewpoint Capital Management LLC815$252.3K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC810$250.8K0.01%+10+1.3%Added
Avestar Capital, LLC810$250.8K0.05%+51+6.7%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.807$249.9K0.01%+207+34.5%Added
Signaturefd, LLC800$247.7K0.01%−39−4.6%Reduced
Shufro Rose & Co LLC800$247.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.800$247.7K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Verition Fund Management LLC799$247.4K0.00%+799New
Blueshift Asset Management, LLC798$247.1K0.10%+798New
Centiva Capital, LP786$243.4K0.01%−1,944−71.2%Reduced
Buffington Mohr McNeal780$241.5K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
New England Research & Management, Inc.775$240.0K0.14%+75+10.7%Added
Milestone Investment Advisors LLC775$240.0K0.07%+775New
RIA Advisory Group LLC771$238.7K0.11%−85−9.9%Reduced
Claret Asset Management Corp769$238.0K0.05%−1−0.1%Reduced
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co768$238.0K0.04%+768New
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC761$235.6K0.02%−16−2.1%Reduced
Horizon Investments, LLC759$235.0K0.01%−277−26.7%Reduced
Holt Capital Advisors, L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners, L.P.758$234.7K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Manchester Capital Management LLC755$233.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.754$233.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Northstar Asset Management LLC754$233.5K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Investment Advisors LLC752$232.8K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Boston Common Asset Management, LLC741$229.0K0.00%−221−23.0%Reduced
FDx Advisors, Inc.667$229.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Forum Financial Management, LP722$223.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cigna Investments Inc719$223.0K0.04%−19−2.6%Reduced
Fund Management at Engine No. 1 LLC720$222.9K0.04%+65+9.9%Added
Columbia Asset Management705$218.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Quadrant Capital Group LLC704$218.0K0.02%−83−10.5%Reduced
Trust Asset Management LLC700$216.7K0.02%+24+3.6%Added
Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance693$214.6K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC683$211.5K0.01%+83+13.8%Added
Verus Capital Partners, LLC681$210.9K0.03%−214−23.9%Reduced
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA672$208.1K0.02%+672New
Clean Yield Group670$207.5K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC661$204.7K0.02%+661New
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC660$204.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Waldron Private Wealth LLC653$202.2K0.01%+653New
Clearbridge Investments, LLC652$201.9K0.00%−154−19.1%Reduced
J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC647$200.3K0.06%+647New
Ridgewood Investments LLC606$187.8K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC581$179.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.577$176.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co562$174.0K0.01%+100+21.6%Added
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC541$167.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co520$161.0K0.00%+38+7.9%Added
Simplex Trading, LLC518$160.0K0.01%+518New
Cacti Asset Management LLC500$154.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co484$149.9K0.00%+23+5.0%Added
Parallel Advisors, LLC480$148.6K0.01%+246+105.1%Added
Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC433$134.1K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators415$128.5K0.05%−17−3.9%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co400$123.9K0.00%−9−2.2%Reduced
First Manhattan Co400$123.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sentry Investment Management LLC392$121.0K0.05%−667−63.0%Reduced
Tobam376$116.0K0.01%−97−20.5%Reduced
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich375$116.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC372$115.0K0.00%+41+12.4%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC382$113.4K0.01%+361+1,719.0%Added
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc340$105.0K0.01%+340New
Belpointe Asset Management LLC327$101.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Salem Investment Counselors Inc325$100.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mirova316$97.8K0.01%+316New
Penserra Capital Management LLC315$97.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc303$93.8K0.00%+8+2.7%Added
Machina Capital S.A.S.300$92.9K0.08%−300−50.0%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC260$80.5K0.00%+35+15.6%Added
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC250$77.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Park Place Capital Corp209$64.7K0.02%+209New
Quent Capital, LLC209$64.6K0.01%−12−5.4%Reduced
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.200$62.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Alta Advisers Ltd200$61.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
25 LLC200$59.3K0.04%+200New
Piscataqua Savings Bank190$58.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Co187$57.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ellevest, Inc.183$56.7K0.00%+66+56.4%Added
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.181$56.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quarry LP173$53.6K0.03%+173New
Global Financial Private Client, LLC168$51.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC160$49.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC140$43.3K0.01%+40+40.0%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC133$41.2K0.00%+52+64.2%Added
Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton131$40.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kenfarb & Co.130$40.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Graham Capital Wealth Management, LLC125$38.7K0.06%+125New
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.105$36.0K0.00%−1−0.9%Reduced
Clear Street Markets LLC115$36.0K0.01%+56+94.9%Added
Allworth Financial LP115$35.7K0.00%−3−2.5%Reduced
Glassman Wealth Services101$31.3K0.01%−2−1.9%Reduced
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management, LLC.100$31.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Cascade Investment Advisors, Inc.100$31.0K0.02%+100New
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.100$31.0K0.02%+100New